Buttonhole-marking machine.



' E. T. ADAMS.

BUTTONHOLE MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1912.

' 1,065,198, Patented June 17,1913.

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E. T. ADAMS. BUTTONHOLB MARKING MACHINE. 7

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1912.

1,065,198, Patented June 17, 1913.

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E. T. ADAMS.

BUTTONHOLE MARKING MACHINE. APPLIOATQION IILEDJUNE 3, 1912. 1 065, 1 98.Patented June 17, 1913.

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INVENTOR monwfrs UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

EAR-L T. ADAMS, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

BUTTONHOLE-IVIARKING MACHINE.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EARL T. ADAMS, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of Portsmouth, in the county ofScioto and Stateof Ohio, have made certain new and useful Improvementsin Buttonhole- Marking Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in button hole marking machines,and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangementsherein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a button hole marking device, bymeans of which the button holes of shoes may be marked quickly andaccurately with a minimum of labor.

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine which is selfcontained, all parts being carried by a single standard or upright, andwhich therefore takes up little room.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel form of marker.

A further object of my invention is to provide novel means forsimultaneously adj usting all the markers.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application in which Figure 1 is a vertical section through thedevice, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the marking arms, Fig. 3is a front view of a portion of the device, the upper part being shownin section, and certain parts being removed for the sake of clearness,Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4'ret of Fig. 1, the marking armsbeing removed, Fig. 5 is a plan view of the marking table, Fig. 6 is aperspective view of one of the retaining plates, Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of one of the curved guide segments, Fig. 8 is a sectional viewshowing the modified form containing an inking pad for use with certainkind of shoes, Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the bottom of one of thefly gages, and Fig. 10 is a modified form of the marking device.

In carrying out my invention I provide a base 1 which may be bolted orotherwise secured to the floor. Extending upwardly therefrom is a hollowstandard or upright Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 3, 1912.

Patented June 17,1913.

Serial No. 701,179.

2, which has an integral arc-shaped member 8 at its top connecting itwith an upper extension 4- which is also hollow. Disposed in the upperbore 4? of the hollow extension 4: is a rod 5, which is arranged toenter an opening in a casting 6. In order to secure the rod 5 inposition, I make use of a set screw 7, which extends through the memberat. The casting 6 is secured to the rod 5 by means of a set screw 8.This casting has a lateral extension 9, provided with a guide pin 10arranged to enter a lateral extension 11 on the member 4, so as toprevent the rotation of the casting 6 on the rod 5, (see Fig. 3). Thecasting 6 forms part of a frame on the marking table. The casting 6 isprovided with the radial extensions 6 and 6 (see Fig. the ends of whichare connected by a curved angle iron 12. This forms a fan shaped frame,as shown in Fig. 5. The casting 6 is provided with a groove 6 which isconcentric with the shaft 5. It is also provided with a groove 13 inwhich the ends of the curved guide segments are disposed, as will beexplained later. The rim 12 has a similar groove 14 to receive theopposite end of the guide segments.

The guide segments 15 are best shown in Fig. 7. They are curved on theradius of a circle and taper from their outer ends inwardly. Each one isprovided with an in ner flange 15 and an outer flange 15 these flangesbeing bent at an angle and being slightly extended beyond the segment onone side thereof. A number of these segments 15 are disposed with theirends in the grooves 13 and 1%, as heretofore explained, being secured inplace by means of segmental plates 16 like that shown in Fig. 6, securedto the upper part of the rim 12 and by a semicircular plate 17, whichcovers the upper part of the casting 6 and the shaft 5. The screw bolts18, which secure the plates 16 also serve as securing means for U-shapedspring retaining members 19 (see Figs. 1 and 5), the ends of theU-shaped spring members being bent back upon themselves as shown at 19and arranged to lie just beneath the space or slot between adjacentguide segments.

Arranged to slide in bores in the members 2 and 4 is a rod 20. This rodhas a collar 21, which is secured to it by means of a set screw 22. Thecollar has an integral fan shaped extension 23 at its upper end (seeFig. 4) having radial arms 23*, 28 and 23 'lihese arms carry a curvedshaft 2% which serves as a pivotal support for the marking members, aswill be explained later. In order to prevent the rotation of the collarand its integral extension about the rod 20, 1 provide a lateralextension 25 of the portion 3 of the upright, which has a guide pin 26arranged to enter an opening 27 (see Fig. 3).

'jlhe marking arm, which carries the marking point, is shown in Fig. 2.In ordc to provide a wide bearing, and at. the same time provide acounterweight. for the arm 1 make use of a stamped piece of metal 28 ofthe shape shown .in Fig. 2, which has a U-shaped extension 29, both theextension and the body portion being provided with alined openings 30.The arm 31 is riveted or otherwise secured to the member 28 at 32, thelower part of the arm being rounded to rest upon the shaft 21-. Theupper partof the arm is bent into the form of a hook 31 and is providedwith a sharpened mark ing point 31 or with a plurality of points asshown in 10 at 31. These arms 31 are mounted upon the shaft in such amanner that their upper ends project through the slots or spaces 33between the guide segments 1.5, and the shaft 2st is so curved that theoscillation of any arm on the shaft will cause it to follow the slot 33.On the under side of the casting 6 is an ear 3st to which a spring 35 isattached. The lower end of this spring is secured to an eye bolt 86,which passes through an opening 37 in the radial extension 23 (see Fig.This eye bolt is provided with nuts 38 for the purpose of adjusting itsposition.

The means for operating the device consists of a foot pedal 39 at theend of a lever 40, which passes through openings tl in the standard (seeFig. 1) and which is pivotally connected at 42 to a pair of brackets 13integral with the standard 2, on the opposite side of the standard fromthe pedal. Extending from the lever 40 is a bent rod el-i which passesthrough the extension 2-3. the upper end of the rod being threaded andbeing provided with a nut 15. In Fig. 9, I have shown one of the gagesfor locating the fly preparatory to marking button holes thereon. Thisgage is provided with a pair of lugs 16 at each end thereof, one lug ofeach pair being arranged to enter one of the slots From the foregoingdescription of the various parts of the device the operation thereof maybe readily understood.

Let us assume that it is desired to mark the position of twelve buttonholes on a fly. All of the arms 31 beyond the twelfth one are pushed tothe outer part of the table as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Herethey are held by means of the springs 19, whose ends 19 are forcedtoward each other by the arms but spring out in front of the arms, so asto prevent them from return ing. The arms which are not to be used arethus held out of the way. One of the gages at; is placed in the positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, the lugs entering the first two slotswhich. are unnumbered. The edge 46 of this gage lies at a predetermineddis tance from slot number 1, and is parallel with it. This distance maybe varied ac cording to the gage used. A second gage 4.6 has its lugsdisposed in the slots numbers 13 and 14, and its edge 4:6" is parallelto the slot 12. The operator now takes the edge of the fly and placingit against the marking arms which are held by their counterweightsagainst the plate 17 pushes them outwardly until the ends of the fly liecontiguous to the edges 4th" of the gages 416. The foot pedal 3!) isthen degressed, and this draws down the collar 21 carrying the extension23 and the shaft 24:, together with all of the marking arms. The points31 of the marking arms pierce the fly, thus leaving permanent marks forindi ating the position of all of the button holes. When the foot pedalis released, the spring raises the shaft and the marking arms, thusfreeing the fly from the points and permitting its ready removal. Therod guides the extension :13 in its upward and downward movement. It isobvious that when the gages have been once located the operation ofmarking the flies may be conducted very-rapidly. If

more or less are to be marked the may be shifted accordingly. In Fig. 3,it will be seen that I have provided an extension 3 which bears a bolt4:7 arranged to pass loosely through the extension 523. Nuts 48 on thebolt 4t? are provided for adjusting the throw of the arms 31. In somecases, as for instance where the flies of white canvas shoes are to bemarked, I may make use of a modified form of the device like that shownin Fig. 8. In this figure the groove (3 contains an inking pad 49. l lhen the arms 31 are in their normal position, 2'. 0.. above the inkingpad, the points 31 of the marking devices may be brought into engagementwith the pad by pressing the foot lever. how when the canvas flies areplaced underneath the marking devices the latter will leave the ink markupon them.

I claim 1. In a marking machine, a standard, a casting secured at thetop of said standard and havingradial extensions, the ends of saidradial extensions being connected by an arc-shaped angle iron, a seriesof marker arm guide segments disposed between the outer angle iron andthe main body of the casting, and means for retaining the guide segmentsin position.

2. In a marking machine, a standard, a casting secured at the top ofsaid standard and having integral radial extensions, the ends of saidintegral radial extensions being connected by an integral arc-shapedangle iron, a series of curved marker arm guide segments disposedbetween the outer angle iron and the main body of the casting, saidguide segments being spaced apart to provide radial slots, and means forretaining the guide segments in position.

3. In a marking machine a standard, a movable frame carried by saidstandard, means for causing a vertical reciprocation of said frame, anarc-shaped pivot rod carried by said frame, a slotted table carried atthe top of said standard, and a series of marking arms carried by saidarc-shaped pivot rod, each of said arms consisting of a weighted portionhaving an integral U-. shaped extension, said extension and saidWeighted portion being provided With alined openings arranged to receivethe rod, the upper end of each arm being bent over intothe form of ahook, the end of the hook constituting a marking device, and each ofsaid hooks being arranged to enter one of the slots in said table.

a. In a marking machine, a slotted table, an arc-shaped pivot rod, and aseries of marking arms carried by said arc-shaped pivot rod, each ofsaid arms comprising a main body portion, a lower weighted portionsecured thereto, the axis of said Weighted portion being at an angle tothat of the arm, an integral U-shaped extension carried by said Weightedportion, said extension and said Weighted portion being provided withalined openings arranged to receive the rod, the upper part of the armbeing reduced in width and being bent into a hook lying in the plane ofthe main body portion, each of said hooks being disposed in one of saidslots.

5. In a marking machine, a standard having a cylindrical bore, acylindrical rod mounted in said bore at the top of said standard, acasting having a cylindrical bore arranged to receive said cylindricalrod, means for securing the casting to the rod, said casting having agroove concentric with said rod and being provided with extensionsconstituting a frame, a series of guide segments carried by said frame,said guide segments being spaced apart to provide radial slots, a seriesof marking arms, the upper ends of said marking arms projecting throughsaid radial slots and being provided with hook-like points, an inkingpad dis posed in the groove in said casting, and means forsimultaneously moving said arms downwardly to bring the points intoengagement with the inking pad.

EARL T. ADAMS.

lVitnesses JOHN HENRY EMMERT, SAM MILES JOHNSON.

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